Notably, during pilot tests and subsequent national launches of Penguin's
ebook catalog for library lending, 3M and Baker & Taylor did not face similar side - loading demands for Barnes & Noble NOOK devices.
Legimi is the largest ebook subscription service in Poland and the company has ironed out an agreement with Pocketbook to include support for their entire
ebook catalog for paid subscribers.
71 % of readers who borrow ebooks use the library for ebook discovery and 40 % use the libraries
ebook catalog for discovery.
Sarah Houghton over at Librarian in Black dropped the latest library - world bombshell with her post «Overdrive Has Different
eBook Catalogs For Different Libraries.»
Not exact matches
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If you publish your work to Smashwords, and your
eBook is approved
for the premium
catalog because you followed the instructions in the style guide, then your
eBook will eventually appear on all the major
eBook retailer sites.
Publishers may offer
ebooks at a discount with an annual subscription to the whole
catalog or publishers their your titles with a scaled option of 10, 20, 30
for scaled discounts.
For instance, in March 2012, nearly 60 percent of readers browsed — defined as exploring the
catalog without a targeted search term — public library
ebook collections to discover new content.
According to the same Pew report, 53 % of patrons surveyed think libraries need more
ebooks, and another 42 % «definitely» believe libraries should move most of their
catalogs and services to an online portal
for patrons to use remotely (and additional 34 % think it's something libraries and patrons should at least consider).
As
eBooks become pricier libraries offer great digital loaning as well as curation management on their online
catalogs for physical books.
Today the Axis 360 platform now allows library patrons to have access to all library materials from the online
catalog — whether physical or digital — and creates a convenient experience
for borrowing and enjoying
ebooks and digital audiobooks in the patron's favorite reading apps and on their device of choice.
As library
ebook lending
for both academic and public institutions continues to make steady progress, libraries are finally able to «shop» the competition to provide the best user experience
for their patrons, the largest
catalogs of bestselling titles, and investigate the available features of different platforms.
While Smashwords has been the powerhouse pioneer
for indie authors in its agreement with OverDrive to allow libraries to access the Smashwords
catalog, there is still a stigma in place that blocks libraries from seeing this
catalog as a viable option
for ebook content.
Digital content provider OverDrive made a monumental announcement today in saying that Macmillan has made its entire
ebook catalog available
for the first time
for lending through OverDrive's school library partners.
While the struggle
for a satisfactory condition continues in the world of
ebook lending
for public libraries, some companies are still managing to make progress with digital
catalogs.
Much like the headache of licensing
ebooks to libraries stateside, Japanese patrons and librarians have been frustrated by the lack of bestselling and new release content available
for digital lending,
for many of the same reasons that publishers in the US have balked at making their entire
catalogs available to libraries, namely fears that print sales will decline.
The company now has 500,000
eBook titles and 40,000 audiobooks that are available
for libraries to purchase and integrate into their digital
catalogs.
Amazon's Kindle Unlimited, the
ebook and audiobook subscription service that lets members pay a flat monthly fee
for unlimited access to its
catalog, went live today, offering users a thirty day free trial and the option to pay $ 9.99 a month
for the service.
When you submit your book to the online database, your
eBook will also be available in Gardners» wholesale
catalog for independent bookstores, online venders, and other 3rd party retailers.
Baker and Taylor have inked a new deal with publisher Macmillan to have their entire back
catalog of 11,000
eBooks available
for libraries.
3M Cloud Library was set up in the BEA Digital Zone to talk about its library lending offerings, but the real news from 3M lately was the recent partnership with Smashwords that puts the
ebook distributor's titles in the
catalog for libraries to choose from.
Interestingly, the image only alludes to 600,000 titles available in the Amazon
catalog, not the full
ebook catalog, which could mean that Amazon would have the same problem with acquiring content
for lending that has plagued the
ebook subscription model since it first became news back in 2010.
The award - winning children's enhanced
ebook creators at zuuka's iStorytime have announced that their complete
catalog of titles, many of which are adaptations of some of the most beloved current children's films, are finally available
for Android - powered smartphones and tablets.
One of the end results of these meetings is an agreement from Random House that it would support
ebook lending of its
catalog of titles, but that the price that libraries must pay
for those books would have to increase.
Do not write «Kindle Edition» or «
Ebook available in the Apple iBookstore;» otherwise it won't qualify
for the Premium
Catalog.
For almost three years we provided our ebook catalog software for fr
For almost three years we provided our
ebook catalog software
for fr
for free.
To qualify
for a distribution, your
eBook must be accepted to our Premium
Catalog.
You can download as many
ebooks as you want from a
catalog of 40,000 titles, and pay only
for what you actually read.
Our award winning NOOK, the
catalog of more than two million
eBooks available to instantly read, and new titles like those offered with Lulu.com make NOOK the perfect choice
for anyone who loves a great book.
In keeping with our commitment to provide access to entertaining and absorbing reads
for lesbians everywhere Bella partners with other publishers in presenting a vast
catalog of lesbian and women's paperbacks and
eBooks.
«There is clear demand
for enhancing library
catalogs around the world with information about
ebooks,» says George Oates, the project lead
for Open Library.
Based on the widely implemented Atom Syndication Format, OPDS
Catalogs have been developed since 2009 by a group of ebook developers, publishers, librarians, and booksellers interested in providing a lightweight, simple, and easy to use format for developing catalogs of digital books, magazines, and other
Catalogs have been developed since 2009 by a group of
ebook developers, publishers, librarians, and booksellers interested in providing a lightweight, simple, and easy to use format
for developing
catalogs of digital books, magazines, and other
catalogs of digital books, magazines, and other content.
In a special report [pdf] released in July 2010 on
ebooks for public libraries, the Council of State Library Agencies (COSLA) endorsed the exploration of OPDS
Catalogs.
The desire to see an expanded app
catalog fed into that
for sure,» said Barnes & Noble VP of Global
Ebook Jim Hilt.
No, not all libraries who rely on OverDrive's
catalog to supply
ebooks for their patrons can have the same content.
Besides the option to promote their books, authors can receive hints and tips, banners and badges
for their websites, and listing in the
eBook Week
catalog of special discounts.
In addition to the ability
for OverDrive members around the world to access these Japanese - language
ebooks, the formation of OverDrive Japan means that the Japanese library market can now benefit from OverDrive's one million title
catalog.
The erotica genre as a whole came under attack in the last two weeks when PayPal ordered more than 2,000 titles that were deemed inappropriate to be removed from Smashwords»
catalog of
ebooks; failure to do so would result in the cancellation of Smashwords» PayPal account, rendering the
ebook distribution site incapable of accepting payment
for ebooks in its current method.
In addition, Nook users can read any
ebook in the entire
catalog for free, as long as they are in the store; this model has taught Nook consumers that they still need the old fashioned bookstore, while translating into increased sales
for B&N in products besides books.
Penguin Group, which announced last year that any books published after November 14 would not be available
for ebook lending from libraries — and initially had said those
ebooks would not be available
for Kindle, but has since backed down from that statement — has now decided to pull its audiobook downloads from library
catalogs for books published on or after that same date.
New opportunities through periodical platforms like Next Issue, PressReader, and Zinio, as well as
ebook catalogs through Freading, Boopsie, and Smashwords» unprecedented distribution agreement with OverDrive have meant that not only do libraries have options
for providing relevant formats to their patrons, but they also have competitive choices that can lead to better budget options.
Publishers have imposed boycotts on
ebook lending, issued impossible pricing strategies
for digital content, and even removed titles from the lending
catalogs, all of which have all left libraries at odds with the publishers as they struggle to provide quality reading content
for their patrons.
In order
for Recorded Books to be a viable business proposition going forward they will have to establish more relations with publishers to enhance their
eBook catalog.
While other
ebook subscription startups have been around
for years, Oyster and Scribd have made the most headway with not only enticing readers into the benefits of their programs, but also in working with some publishers to put their titles in the
catalogs with the most viable compensation models so far.
If your
ebook doesn't have a Project Gutenberg page, then you can search the Library of Congress
catalog to find the categories
for your
ebook.
Known
for strong customer support, free online tutorials, and aggressive prices, BooksOnBoard has the largest
eBook catalog online with over 220,000 titles.
They developed an online
ebook reader and have a grant program to make their entire bilingual
catalog available to a school
for a year.
For that reason we're teaming up with Marc D'Hooghe at http://www.freeliterature.org/ to digitize and proofread texts for inclusion in our own ebook catalog as well as for Project Gutenberg
For that reason we're teaming up with Marc D'Hooghe at http://www.freeliterature.org/ to digitize and proofread texts
for inclusion in our own ebook catalog as well as for Project Gutenberg
for inclusion in our own
ebook catalog as well as
for Project Gutenberg
for Project Gutenberg's.
This week, OverDrive is meeting with major international and domestic publishers at the Frankfurt Book Fair — arguably the largest publishing industry event of its kind — to unveil its «Want It Now» (WIN)
catalog for ebook - lending.
OverDrive, which provides a full
catalog of
ebooks for public and school libraries to lend their patrons to over 15,000 libraries, was stunned this week when Penguin Group demanded that all of their titles be pulled from OverDrive's
catalog, claiming that it had «security concerns.»